No. 5,954 in German
cassandra
The German word "Cassandra" refers to a person who predicts disastrous events but is not believed.
In a sentence
Cassandra ist eine mythologische Figur, die bekannt für ihre Fähigkeit ist, die Zukunft vorherzusagen.
Cassandra is a mythological figure known for her ability to predict the future.
Cassandra is used as a proper noun referring to a specific mythological character from ancient Greek history.
In der Literatur wird der Begriff 'Kassandra-Komplex' verwendet, um das Phänomen zu beschreiben, bei dem Warnungen ignoriert werden.
In literature, the term 'Cassandra complex' is used to describe the phenomenon where warnings are ignored.
Cassandra here forms part of an idiomatic expression to symbolize warnings that are not heeded.
Maria wurde von ihren Freunden oft in Bezug auf ihre düsteren Vorhersagen als 'Kassandra' bezeichnet.
Maria was often referred to as 'Cassandra' by her friends regarding her grim predictions.
Cassandra is used metaphorically to describe someone who frequently makes warnings or predictions about negative outcomes.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “cassandra” in actual German podcasts.
Find “cassandra” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).